Narration in Beyond.

[kzacarkim]

Hi, I've been trying to get my son to do a narration, but haven't been successful until this week. Since narration is a new thing to me also, I just wanted to get some input to see if we are on the right track. He narrated and I wrote it down:

"Once upon a time there was a man named Squanto. He was coming home but when he got there all his people were gone. He felt sad. All of his people were dead. A sickness caused them to die. The hunter let him live with them."

I really don't know what to expect at this level, so what to you ladies think?
Thank you for your input!

[Molly]

I think that is great. It sounds like he has included the really important parts of the story.

[Robbi]

WOW!!! I gotta say, that's great!!! Especially for Squanto (I'm assuming that means your only a couple units in.) We are in Unit 25 with my DD (age 7, almost 8 ). And getting her to narrate is like pulling teeth! She still only says maybe a sentence or two. So I say great job, keep it up!!!

[raceNzanesmom]

Looks good to me.

[my3sons]

I'm assuming this is for your Marcus Leon (probably 6 now?, looking at your tag)? If so, that is a very good narration for his age. I'd compliment him on the order making sense, on having the important things that happened in his narration, and on sharing the mood/feelings of the story. HOORAY! I like to give 3 compliments and then 1 thing to work on for next time in my response to my kiddos' narrations. So, I'd after complimenting him, I'd simply encourage him keep trying to add a few more details each time he narrates. (I just use this as an example as this is always something to work on, as more details can always be shared. ) For example, he could share the name of the sickness if he remembered, or the name of the hunter. I think his narration is great! But I thought it might be helpful to share how our feedback can help keep them improving their narrations through the years. Way to go ds, and mama too! HTH!

In Christ,
Julie

[kzacarkim]

I think I need to update my signature ! Thank you so much for the input ladies! I like the idea of giving some compliments and offering one thing that he can improve!
I know he is capable because he is a talker by nature but sometimes he just does not want to do it. Anyway, I'm starting to get hold on how to do this now .

Blessings to all